Mighty Mouse
It's All In The Reflexes!
I checked the owners manual and it states to turn the kill switch (if equipped) to off when finished riding. At least Triumph is consistent with being inconsistent.
vsteel
Supercharged
I remember my Tiger manual said that as well (I skipped that part about it in my Rocket manual.) My mechanic said don't switch it off as Triumph has had problem with wear on the switches so they had a bulletin that said to leave it on (I don't know if that was just specific to the Tigers or other bikes as well). She said it was a meet regulations item and that was the only reason it was there.
I am really suprised to hear that people have a bike in North America that doesn't have it. I went out and double checked and I have one. It is near where you check the oil.
Bedifferent
Old man on a bike
I turned that power switch off yesterday for the first time. I was going to remove the battery to check and see if my battery was a Lithium battery. After further inspection I could see it was not a Lithium battery which would have required me to get a different optimate charger. I did not remove the battery, so I just turned the switch back on.
Anyway, today I went to start my GT and had nothing when I hit the toggle switch on the handle bar. I tried at least twice. So, I pressed the button on the FOB changing the FOB light from green to red. I then pressed the button again cycling the light from red back to green. I pressed the handlebar toggle switch again and this time I had normal power to the bike. I am telling this tale because it maybe necessary to cycle your FOB...ON and OFF to get your bike to start if you turn off the switch. I did not try to duplicate the situation again as I didn't see the point. You can test this out yourself, but this is my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Anyway, today I went to start my GT and had nothing when I hit the toggle switch on the handle bar. I tried at least twice. So, I pressed the button on the FOB changing the FOB light from green to red. I then pressed the button again cycling the light from red back to green. I pressed the handlebar toggle switch again and this time I had normal power to the bike. I am telling this tale because it maybe necessary to cycle your FOB...ON and OFF to get your bike to start if you turn off the switch. I did not try to duplicate the situation again as I didn't see the point. You can test this out yourself, but this is my story and I'm sticking to it.
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papanorm
Supercharged
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My Triumph dealer said leave the switch on all of the time and forget about it. I have forgotten 
Bedifferent
Old man on a bike
Actually, my dealer said the same thing so I never turn it off. I thought it might be best if I was going to disconnect the battery for some reason, so that is why I happened to turned it off. He seemed to indicate you had to do some other things if you turn it off, but he didn't elaborate.My Triumph dealer said leave the switch on all of the time and forget about it. I have forgotten
Rocket3R+Daytona955iMan
.020 Over
I went to Knuckleheads in Kansas City yesterday to watch a few bands and when I got to my R3 it would not start. I was the only Triumph rider there, complete with my union flag flying in the breeze. I thought I had not switched bike off and that the battery was dead. I wheeled it around the corner and called for roadside assistance. A couple of nice guys tried to help me bump-start her, but there was nothing. No power, just a red light on the top of the centre dial. Exhausted and hot I parked the bike and waited for help to arrive. Before he showed up, I glanced over and noticed the IGNITION switch under the tank was switched to OFF. I never move this, it is always left on, per this and many forums. I switched it back to ON and she fired right up. Some F**ker thought it was funny —I guess— to turn it to OFF. It cost me $108 and ruined the afternoon.
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